In my various client assignments, community projects, and personal artistic outbursts over the years, I have had the opportunity to dabble in pen & ink, photography, calligraphy, watercolor, jewelry, and sculpture. Kiln formed glass captured my imagination and drove my desire to bring something fresh to glass lovers.​

I initially began with colored glass, but at the time I was living in Hawaii and the frustration of so much glass arriving broken left me rethinking my artistic direction. It was the persistent nudge from a fellow artist in addition to the local island mantra of "use what got" that convinced me to attempt working with window glass scraps. They were on their way to the garbage anyway, so why not?

It took several months of failed attempts and a pile of glass oddities before my process was nailed down, but the personal conviction of "it has to work!" finally paid off, resulting in a match of repurposed glass and hand carved sculpture.

From the tropical islands of Hawaii to my new home in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, my inspiration comes from the sea life, native flora, garden visitors, and forest finds that I have enjoyed outdoors. Some of my art is taken directly from natural discoveries, while other pieces bare a more contemporary symbolic style as a nod to my graphic design background.